Detroit synagogue president found stabbed to death; advocated for Muslim-Jewish peace

Samantha Woll, a Detroit area synagogue leader was found fatally stabbed to death on Saturday morning. Woll, 40, was the president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue and a highly respected member of the Detroit community whose activism included being co-chair of the American Jewish Committee’s ACCESS Detroit Young Leadership Program and founder of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit, a grassroots organization aimed at building relationships between young adults of those faiths.

Woll spent much of her career in state politics, supporting the campaigns of several women trying to make a difference, according to the Detroit Free Press. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, offered a tribute to Samantha Woll on her X/Twitter account.

My heart aches that we have lost someone so dedicated to serving others in such a senseless act. I’ll miss her relentless desire to serve & her bright smile seemingly everywhere across the Detroit area. Team Slotkin shares in the deep grief of her family & her greater community.

— Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) October 21, 2023